Body Found Near Shipyard Identified

August 23, 2005

NEWPORT NEWS — A body recovered from the James River on Monday has been identified as that of a 50-year-old North Carolina fisherman, police said.

Police spokesman Lou Thurston identified the man as Dallas Wade of Greenville. His friends told police that Wade fell from a 21-foot boat while fishing just off Huntington Beach on Saturday. He wasn't wearing a life jacket.

The Northrop Grumman shipyard security office called police about 7:30 a.m. Monday, after learning that a body was floating near Pier 9, Thurston said.

The body has been sent to the state medical examiner's office in Norfolk for an autopsy.